Wall Stadium to Reopen
for Turkey Derby XXXV
There will be a Turkey Derby XXXV at Wall Township Speedway
Nov. 28-29.
WTS's General Partners have made a agreement with its
Operations Manager, Jim Morton, to reopen the 57-year-old banked
paved one-third-mile oval for as many as six dates in November.
The first three dates are for practice sessions leading up to
the post-Thanksgiving Day classic, with November 30 set aside as
a rain date.
"I got the agreement call from General Partner Timm
Shinn 7:30 p.m. Saturday," said Morton Aug. 31. "The practice
dates are set for Saturdays Nov. 15, Nov. 22 and also the
Tuesday before Thanksgiving Nov. 24."
Morton said that Turkey Derby XXXV format, racing
divisions and other details are to be posted on
www.wallspeedway.com Sept. 7.
The agreement allows a modified stock car racing
tradition that Thomas and Jeannie Nicol started in 1974. Some of
the best modified stock car drivers in the country have since
competed against the local NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
stars on the banked paved one-third mile oval.
Turkey Derby XXXV is the first event on 'Big Wall'
since Turkey Derby XXXIV was held Nov. 23-24, 2007. Justin
Gumley, of Colts Neck, was crowned WAAS Turkey Derby Champion
while James Civali, of Meridan, Conn. won the 100-lap Open
Modified race.
Ron Frees, of Brick, and Steve Stull, of Hamilton, were named
respective street stock and INEX Legends Cars Turkey Derby
divisional titlists after their twin race performances Nov.
23-24.
Chas Okerson, of Freehold, won the sportsman main and
Robert Geibel, of Brick the RMP Modified Affordable Division
feature Nov. 23. Don Adams, of Robbinsville, won the Keenan
Motors American Three Quarter Midget Racing Association main
that day.
Andrew Jankowiak, of Buffalo, N.Y., won the Value
Towing Factory Stock feature Nov. 24.
The Garden State Quarter Midget Racing Association is
meanwhile set to end its season on the adjacent 1/20-mile
'Little Wall' 8 a.m. Sept. 6-7.
Source: Walter
Elliott/Elliott Enterprises
Posted:
September 1, 2008
